BLOOD TYPES

 are a classification of blood based on the presence

and absence of antibodies and also based on the
presence or absence of inherited antigenic
substances on the surface of red blood cells.

In human blood, there are two antigens and

antibodies. The two antigens are antigen A
and antigen B. The two antibodies are
antibody A and antibody B. The antigens are
present in the red blood cells and the
antibodies in the serum.
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Red blood cells contain the

blood's hemoglobin and
distribute oxygen.
A complete blood type would describe a full set of
30 substances on the surface of RBCs, and an
individual's blood type is one of many possible
combinations of blood-group antigens

Blood group systems were

discovered by Karl
Landsteiner during early
experiments with blood
transfusion: the ABO group in Blood is circulated around the
1901! body through blood vessels by
the pumping action of the heart.

Blood is a body fluid in humans and other animals that delivers

necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and
transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

In transfusions of packed red

The Rh system (Rh meaning
Rhesus) is the second most
significant blood-group system
in human-blood transfusion with
currently 50 antigens.
blood cells, individuals with type
O Rh D negative blood are often
called universal donors. Those
with type AB Rh D positive blood
are called universal recipients.